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31. The Golden Larch - a Living Fossil
THE GOLDEN LARCH, a member of the pine family, has flourished from possibly 200 million years ago in the Mesozoic era. Later, only in China did it survive the Ice Age of the Pleistocene epoch. Today
Author: SHI GUANGFU Year 1986 Issue 4 PDF HTML
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32. The Rare Chinese Tulip Tree
THE CHINESE tulip tree is an Ice Age survivor. Its wood is pinkish, soft and light, with a fine texture and straight grain. Because it doesn't warp easily, it is often used for interior trim and
Author: SHI GUANGFU Year 1986 Issue 6 PDF HTML
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33. Wood Heavier than Water
ONE OF THE world's heaviest woods comes from the Burretiodendron xianmu, that grows in the tropical monsoon forests on the limestone mountains of Guangxi and Yunnan in south China. An evergreen, it
Author: SHI GUANGFU Year 1986 Issue 7 PDF HTML
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34. The 'Venerable Ancestor' Mango Tree
HAVE YOU ever tasted mango wine? At first sip, you think it has a faint flavor of bananas, but as more of the cooling draught slides down your throat, you decide it has a taste all its own.
Author: SHI YUNXIAO Year 1986 Issue 7 PDF HTML
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35. Studying Sociology from a Prison Cell
THE CLASSROOM of a coaching station of the China Sociology Correspondence School in Guizhou province was crowded with students. Mostly doing their lessons by mail, the people of all ages and
Author: SHI CHANGCHUN Year 1987 Issue 3 PDF HTML
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36. The 'Sky-High' Tree
THE CHINESE call it the wangtian tree, which means "looking up into the sky." It has a huge, straight trunk, and rises 50 to 70 meters high. The local people - Dai and Hani in Xishuangbanna in Yunnan
Author: SHI GUANGFU Year 1987 Issue 7 PDF HTML
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37. Conservation: What We Owe to Future Generations
THE EARTH abounds with natural resources, but even thousands of years ago the ancient Chiness realized the importance of conserving them. According to legendary accounts, special officials were
Author: SHI GUANGFU Year 1987 Issue 7 PDF HTML
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38. Xiadu: Beijing's Twin Capital in Warring States Times
CHINA'S vast landscape is dotted with sites of ancient capitals - the chief cities of dozens of greater or lesser dynasties, of kingdoms, states and individual conquerors. They were built - often
Author: SHI YONGSHI Year 1987 Issue 12 PDF HTML
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39. Reforming the Way College Graduates Get Jobs
UNEMPLOYMENT has not been a problem for China's college graduates for almost four decades. The country has followed a system under which graduating students are assigned by the state to employers
Author: YI SHI Year 1988 Issue 9 PDF HTML
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40. Bathing Festival of the Lisu People
LIUKU TOWN, capital of the Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture in southwest China's Yunnan province, is the site of the annual Bathing Festival of the Lisu people. Situated in the valley of the
Author: SHI ZHIYI Year 1988 Issue 10 PDF HTML